11/15/2009, Mazatlan
I don't have a picture to go with this one. And the words will fail me too. So what am I doing here? Tonight we spent the evening at the Plazuela Machado for dinner and the Teatro Angela Peralta. We got lucky--the performance was by the Big Band de Monterrey. Wow. This is a 17 piece band with a vocalist (at times). And each of the musicians is world class. They play mostly jazz big band sounds. I couldn't help thinking of our friend Bill Noonan and how much he would have enjoyed this music. He's a connoiseur.
They played Jazz Me Blues, April in Paris, Love (L is for the way you look at me, O is for the only one I see, etc), Tree Frog, On a Clear Day, and my favorite, Sing Sing Sing. There were others, just can't list them all.
The band had 5 saxofones, 4 trompetas, piano, guitar, bass, drums, clarinet, flute and 4 trombones. They filled the Peralta and made my day.
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11/12/2009, Singlar Boat Yard, Mazatlan
Charm got hauled out of the water at the Singlar Boat Yard here in Mazatlan on Monday and goes back in on Friday the 13th!! Yikes.
In the meantime, she got a nice cleaning, sanding, and two fresh coats of Comex blue paint. And a new cutless bearing. And a cleaned and greased autoprop. Now I just need to reffinish the exterior teak and the boat will be like new. Maybe I should sell? Nah.
Total Yacht Works did the work and right now we are being cradled in the straps of the giant lift machine ready for the 8:30 a.m. splashing.
We have been living aboard during the work and it was not too bad. Certainly it would have been a bit more comfy in an air conditioned room, but those Mexican beds are soooo hard. And we would have had to come back daily to give access to the workers. The only time we couldn't stand it was when they were doing the sanding on the hull. That noise came right up through.
Anyway it's back in the water and then the 3 minute drive back to Dock 8, Slip 10.
Big plans for the weekend. Tomorrow night we go with a group to Heather's for one of the best Elvis' in the world. Then Saturday evening we go to the beisbol game with the Mazatlan Venados with a group. And Sunday morning it's out to Punta Bruja for brekky and the walk back along the beach. We just had dinner tonight with Wally and Linda on Andanzas and their friends Rosy and John who have a Nordhaven 47 which is a gorgeous ocean going power boat.
I'll see if I can upload a few pictures of the haulout.
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11/06/2009, Marina Mazatlan
I took a walk this morning--need to burn some fat somehow. I started at the N end of the Gold Zone (tourist beach area) and walked the length of it and then started on the Malacon towards old town. It was probably about 4 1/2 miles. Anyway, along the way I noticed some results of the tropical storm Rick that blew through here last month. And I noticed that the turistas have not yet returned. It is a little early yet, since winter has not yet set in up North.
The beaches are different. The sand has been piled up by what were likely very large waves. Tops of palm trees were snapped off and now look like so many barren poles. Signs and banners were ripped and shredded. Fences are laying over sideways. In other words, it was a larger storm here than what was reported by the weather sites I monitor when in Lacey. I guess it was better for me not to know.
I have put in a few pix of what I saw this morning. Note the oceanside RV park--2 coaches and about 50 empty spaces.
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